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Here are some references to help you learn Steve Davis joined Toastmasters in 2014. He is
about good lighting design: a member of New Horizons, Toastmasters for
1. Three-point lighting Speaking Professionals, and Great White North
2. Category: Stage Lighting Online Toastmasters. He is currently serving as
3. High-key lighting
the VP Membership for Great White North.
4. Low-key lighting
5. Godspot He is also the founder and owner of

6. Key light Healing Light Yoga and Massage. To learn
7. Fill light more about him, visit his author page on
8. Backlighting (lighting design) Amazon.com.

Figure 2. There are
three photos in this
figure, which show
the setup illustrated
in Figure 1.

Figure 2

Figure 3. This is a screen
capture by one of our members,
that shows how six of us
appeared in a recent Great
White North Online meeting.
Note that I did not have the
bright keylight when I appeared
in this meeting. All I had for
lighting in the front was the
light of the computer screen.

Figure 3

“A three point system in theatre can be used in a variety of ways to help set a mood of the character.
By having bright key light, but minimal fill and back light, this will give the effect of anger, whereas if
the scene is very brightly lit with little shadow on the actor, this can make the scene look very happy.”
Three point lighting. Wikipedia

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